Lost Money
Up

A limited number of copies of the AMERICAN DIGEST OF BUSINESS MACHINES (1924) is available.  Use the link on the home page to find out how to get your copy.

Up

Burroughs Typewriters Universal Adders Pike Adders Electronic Calculators Ten Key Adders Cash Machines Portable Adders Billing Machines Manual Calculators Bookkeeping Machines Low Keyboard Adders High Keyboard Adders

Burroughs Cash Machines

How to check for lost money…..  

If you have a Burroughs Cash Machine there is a very good chance your machine still has some lost money in it.  This document describes how to check and see if your machine has any (antique) cash in it.  This document does not apply to Burroughs Cash Registers, which look more like an old cash register.  The Burroughs Cash Machine is an adding machine on top of a cash drawer.

 Instructions: 

  1. You must try to open the cash drawer. This generally happens by pressing the total key on the keyboard.  If the machine is electric, you will have to plug it in for the total key to work.  If your machine has a handle, simply press the total key and pull the handle.  The cash drawer should open.  Some machines have a key on the top or side of the cash drawer that if you have the key and turn it, it will also open the cash drawer.
  2. Once the cash drawer is open, you must remove the till (insert for coins and bills that sits in the cash drawer).  The till may be removed by pulling forward on the level in the center of the bottom front of the cash drawer. If you can’t find the level, tip the entire machine on its side to look. When you pull the level forward you should be able to lift out the till.
  3. Remove the cash drawer.  This can be accomplished by pulling the drawer out as far as possible and lifting the small level in the very back (middle) of the empty drawer. When you lift the level you can continue to pull out the drawer completely.
  4. Now check for any money.  You will need a flashlight.  Look in the opening where the drawer was.  In the very back of the opening you should find some treasure from the past.  Cash if you are lucky.  Look carefully, sometimes coins are hiding in the bottom.  It may be a little dirty in the back but that is where you will find any cash.

 If you have questions about the just drop me a note.  Mike Hancock  adders@ix.netcom.com